Table 4
Use of professional and informal sources of support among 15- to 24-year-olds with lifetime depression or lifetime suicidal thoughts, by type of support, household population, Canada excluding territories, 2012

Table 4
Use of professional and informal sources of support among 15- to 24-year-olds with lifetime depression or lifetime suicidal thoughts, by type of support, household population, Canada excluding territories, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Use of professional and informal sources of support among 15- to 24-year-olds with lifetime depression or lifetime suicidal thoughts. The information is grouped by Source of support (appearing as row headers), Of those with lifetime depression, % who used source in past year, Of those who used source, % who perceived that they received a lot/some help, Of those with lifetime suicidal thoughts, % who used source in past year, % and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Source of support Of those with lifetime depression, % who used source in past year Of those who used source, % who perceived that they received a lot/some help Of those with lifetime suicidal thoughts, % who used source in past year Of those who used source, % who perceived that they received a lot/some help
% 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval % 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Any professional source 41.6 35.0 48.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 35.8 30.7 41.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
General practitioner 24.1 18.1 31.2 63.8 48.9 76.4 17.0 13.1 21.7 66.5 53.6 77.3
Social worker/Counsellor 22.4 16.8 29.2 71.9 54.7 84.4 18.6 14.4 23.7 63.2 48.3 76.0
Psychiatrist 12.4Note E: Use with caution 8.2 18.2 55.0Note E: Use with caution 32.9 75.3 8.7Note E: Use with caution 6.0 12.6 70.1 51.5 83.7
Psychologist 11.5Note E: Use with caution 8.2 16.0 52.9Note E: Use with caution 35.6 69.4 8.9 6.4 12.2 52.1Note E: Use with caution 35.1 68.7
Nurse Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.2Note E: Use with caution 1.8 5.6 58.9Note E: Use with caution 30.6 82.3
Any informal source 61.4 54.5 67.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 57.9 52.2 63.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Friend 47.6 40.8 54.5 87.4 80.1 92.2 44.0 38.6 49.7 85.9 78.9 90.8
Family member 33.0 26.5 40.1 71.0 56.9 82.0 30.8 26.1 36.0 81.5 72.3 88.2
Co-worker/Supervisor 6.0Note E: Use with caution 4.0 9.0 69.9 51.5 83.5 5.0Note E: Use with caution 3.4 7.4 62.3Note E: Use with caution 40.3 80.2
Teacher or school principal 6.4Note E: Use with caution 3.8 10.6 88.1 66.1 96.6 6.5Note E: Use with caution 4.2 10.1 69.8 46.7 85.9
Internet 27.7 21.7 34.7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 22.3 18.0 27.2 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Self-help group 4.2Note E: Use with caution 2.3 7.6 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 4.4Note E: Use with caution 2.6 7.3 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Telephone help line 2.7Note E: Use with caution 1.4 4.9 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 3.1Note E: Use with caution 1.8 5.4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
None 35.5 29.6 42.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 40.4 35.1 46.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Hospitalization Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.1Note E: Use with caution 2.3 7.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Source: 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey–Mental Health.

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